Stay tuned for live blog of Apple's earnings call

Come back to CNET News.com at 2 p.m. PDT (although we sincerely hope you never leave) for a live blog of Apple's second-quarter earnings conference call.

The key things to look out for are Mac shipments, iPhone momentum, and Apple's forecast for the next quarter, which tends to dictate how the investment community responds to the earnings reports. Reporters are not allowed to ask questions during the calls, only the financial analysts are granted that privilege, which usually means you have to sit through a couple of minutes of "great quarter, guys."

The numbers themselves will probably come out around 1:15 p.m., and we'll get something up quickly after they are released.